PUNE: The civic body wants an increase in the premium Floor Space Index (FSI) charges, claiming that the rates announced by the government recently will lead to losses in its coffers.

The state had in July declared the premium FSI rates — a move perceived as a big boost to the real estate market. PMC officials feared that the income from the premium FSI rates would not reach the civic body.

They said the premium FSI was a key source of income for the civic body. The new guidelines state that 50% of the revenue generated through FSI would reach the government.